198 Revealed (2/2)

The Crimson Sunshine Sect and the Argent Moon Sect were the most aggressive ones in the bidding war for the golem. From time to time, Lin Huang threw out a bid to make it seem as if he was interested and to, of course, also annoy the other factions.

The bids grew rapidly, but they slowed down later on as each party came closer and closer to their upper limits.

Soon the golem's price had risen to forty-nine low grade essence stones. The sects had now reached the limits of what they were willing to pay. Actually, they were slightly past that, but even still, neither the Crimson Sunshine Sect nor the Argent Moon Sect was willing to give up the golem. The price was now being raised one essence stone a time.

”Fifty-three low grade essence stones!” the head disciple of the Argent Moon Sect said with a strain in her voice.

The head disciple of the Crimson Sunshine Sect grit his teeth, but he stayed his hand. There was another golem left, so he would give his all to obtain that one, but he feared that his sect might not be able to win it.

The two princes were also hesitating. They knew better than to challenge the three great sects; because, although they were princes, their influence was much worse than the head disciple of a major sect, even if it was only a branch.

The three great sects spanned the entire continent, whereas their kingdoms and empires did not.

The second golem auction commenced, and the Crimson Sunshine Sect's party was eager to show their willingness to buy it. As soon as the opening bid was announced, their head disciple called out, ”fifty low grade essence stones.”

His starting bid was very high to intimidate the Cerulean Starlight Sect and show them that they were serious about winning this one. To their great surprise, no bid came after theirs The Cerulean Starlight Sect remained silent, as did the two princes. The item that normally would have been fiercely fought over was easily obtained by the Crimson Sunshine Sect.

”The final five formations are Paralyzing Formations,” the auctioneer explained with a smile on her face, but she was in truth grumbling in her mind.

She feared that the formations were not fetching a high enough price to make the seller happy, but little did she know that Xue Wei was ecstatic at how many essence stones he would be getting already.

The Paralyzing Formations ended up, as everyone expected, in the hands of the three great sects and the two princes.

Each one of them fetched around forty low grade essence stones.

In total, Xue Wei had gained around eight hundred and twenty low grade essence stones from selling the formations. He was pleased with the results. It meant that he and his friends could freely spend essence stones on their cultivation now.

”Everyone, please make your way out of the auction hall,” the woman instructed everyone from the stage. ”If you have made any purchases, please make your way backstage where you can pay and obtain your items.”

Having said this, she bowed to the audience before she made her way out of the auction hall herself.

”Well then, let's head backstage,” Xue Wei grinned. He had purchased a variety of items this time, but what made him most excited was the Rainbow Pill he had won.

As he and the other three exited the Sky Room, a servant who was standing outside bowed deeply towards them.

”Young lord, many are waiting to see the appearance of the guest in this room. Therefore, if you want to avoid them, you can take the servant staircase, or you can head down the main staircase and engage them in idle conversation. Please decide, and then this lowly one will lead you backstage.”

Xue Wei contemplated for a few moments. Both ideas had merits and demerits. ”Let's just face them,” Bai Tianyi finally said with a sigh. Xue Wei looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

”Well, I cannot wait to see the expression on the faces of the Argent Moon Sect's people. Their condescendence really rubs me the wrong way.” Bai Tianyi snickered as he imagined the head disciple's expression.

Xue Wei could not help but smile and shook his head. ”Sure, if that's what you want,” he said while looking at the servant. ”Thank you for your kind suggestion, but it seems that we will face the wrath of the many experts downstairs.”

The servant was puzzled, but he was also happy to be treated with such friendliness by a formation master.

So the group started moving down the stairs. When they reached the floor below, they saw that all the members of the three great sects, the princes, and various other cultivators were waiting to see who he was.

Everyone had different reactions when they saw Xue Wei and his friends. Lin Huang and his friends had no change in their facial expressions whatsoever, and it was clear that they were familiar already, but everyone else was in complete disbelief.

Especially the princes. They looked like someone who had eaten a fly. They had already acted arrogantly in front of this young man, but now he proved to be an important figure.

The expression on the faces of the people from the Crimson Sunshine Sect and the Argent Moon Sect was pure and utter disbelief.

Was this young man really the formation master?

While the rest were stunned, Lin Huang choose this time to smile and step forward. ”Brother Ye Xiao! It is such an honor to see you here. Why don't we go backstage together? It seems you have purchased quite a few items today.”

Xue Wei smiled when he heard Lin Huang. He nodded his head, ”If brother Lin Huang is inviting me, then I will gladly follow,” he replied. Before the others had time to react, the two groups were already leaving.

The head disciple of the Argent Moon Sect was still in utter shock. She could not wrap her head around the fact that the man she had looked down upon was actually a formation master! Had she not just completely embarrassed herself in front of them?

The Crimson Sunshine Sect remained silent, but a flash of malice shone in the head disciple's eyes.